Moderation and Muffins

OK. Enough is enough. I have been stuffing my face for the last two months using the excuse, “It’s the Holidays”.

Well… now my pants are REALLY tight. I had a little talk with myself and “we” decided that I needed to get back to healthy MODERATE eating. This is going to be hard… but baby steps, right?

So, I made some muffins today.

Yes, they have full-fat sour cream. I have never been afraid of fat. I think fat-free yogurt and butter and sour cream is an abomination. Moderation is the key, friends, and there is only ½ c. of sour cream in this recipe.

Yes, they have sugar. I’m not afraid of sugar, clearly, since it is all I have consumed in the form of cookies and fudge and caramels and licorice since Halloween (non-stop). Have you tasted a muffin without sugar? Not good. Repeat the theme with me, everybody, MODERATION! There is only ½ c. of brown sugar (not packed) in this recipe.

These muffins are 185 calories each. Not low-cal, but remember, I did say baby steps. Wouldn’t want to send my body into complete deprivation.

Remember when I talked about the baking trinity back with the Yamcakes recipe? Well, here it is again. Of course, muffins need streusel, here in the form of sugared almonds. Only a 1/2 c. for 12 muffins – don’t panic!

Dry ingredients…

1 c. whole wheat flour

1 c. rolled oats

½ c. brown sugar

1 T. baking powder

½ t. baking soda

½ t. salt

½ t. all spice

Wet ingredients…

2 eggs

½ c. sour cream

1 t. vanilla

Special ingredient…

3 mashed bananas

I throw overly ripe bananas in the freezer and use them later. Once defrosted they slip out of their skins and make mashing them really easy.

Streusel…

½ c. sugared almonds crushed in a plastic bag with a rolling pin

Once each of the first three ingredient groups are compiled, mix them together just until combined.

Strudel and Streusel are two friends living in different cities, sharing a love of baking (and butter) through this blog. With Streusel in Denver, and Strudel in Seattle, we've found our little site to be a great way to stay in touch, share recipes we love, and talk about experiences in our respective cities.